What is Connectix DoubleTalk?

Software to mount Server Message Block (SMB) shares on Windows machines. Similar to Thursby Software’s Dave.

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Like mosquitoes, Windows PC networks are everywhere, and eventually you may have to connect your Mac to one. Nobody can make that chore fun, but Connectix DoubleTalk will at least make it quick, painless, and relatively inexpensive.

With DoubleTalk, you can transfer files to and from a networked PC running most versions of Windows (including Windows 98, NT, ME, and 2000). You can also print to Windows-managed PostScript printers on the network and access passwordprotected resources managed by a network server. The program works with standard Windows NT server networks as well as peer-to-peer networks. The beauty of DoubleTalk is that it requires little or no Windows networking knowledge on your part and almost no assistance from your possibly Mac-ignorant IT guy.

Installing and configuring DoubleTalk couldn't be easier. All you need to know is the name of your domain or workgroup, your user name, and your password. Once DoubleTalk is running, you can access Windows network resources — including PostScript printers — through your Mac's Chooser, much as you would do in an AppleTalk network. In our tests, the program worked without a hitch. Keep in mind that the utility is not compatible with prevalent Novell networks.

DoubleTalk is incompatible with Network Browser, so you can't get around the Chooser's 512-server limit, which potentially poses a problem on a very large network. Connectix currently has no plans to provide Mac OS X support. These reservations aside. If you’re looking for a cost-effective way to connect your Mac to a Windows network, DoubleTalk is hard to beat.

Hickey, Eamon. (September 2001). DoubleTalk. MacAddict. (pg. 63).

Download Connectix DoubleTalk for Mac

Architecture

IBM PowerPC

System Requirements

From Mac OS 8.1 up to Mac OS 9.2

Compatibility notes

Emulating this? It could probably run under: SheepShaver